Insecurity: Lawmaker urges Military to establish bases in Niger, Kaduna state border
By Abdul Mohammed Isa, Niger State
The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial district of Niger state North central Nigeria, Alhaji Sani Musa has pleaded with the Nigerian Army to establish a military base at the boundary between Shiroro local government area and Kaduna state for prompt response to banditry activities within the two states.
The Senator who condemned the recent massacre by bandits in some communities in Shiroro local government area of the state, urged the military to restore security operatives to Bassa, Magami and Kukokki towns which were earlier withdrawn.
The Senator in a statement to the media in Minna, Niger state capital on Tuesday described the incident as “not only wicked and callous” but “a gross act of man’s inhumanity to man”.
The Senator described the massacre of the 20 villagers as a heinous and unacceptable crime which should be condemned by every peace loving person in the country.
“To slaughter innocent villagers like goats taken to the alter for sacrifice is totally unacceptable, we should therefore do everything possible to bring these criminals to justice” the Senator said.
“The time has now come for all the strata of government to collaborate to bring the daily loss of lives in Shiroro local government area and other parts of Niger East Senatorial district to an end”.
The Senator who further pointed out that not less than 3000 people have been displaced in Shiroro axis in the last 3 months, mentioned that lives and properties worth billions of naira had either been destroyed or stolen by the mauraders.
“Our people can no longer go about their normal farming business because of the activities of these bandits” .
It will be recalled that not less than 20 villagers were slaughtered in cold blood by the bandits in an incident which took place in broad daylight last Thursday.
Senator Sani Musa however commiserated with those that lost loved ones as a result of the barbaric behaviour of the bandits and prayed Allah to accept their souls.
Emmanuel Ukoh
